Childhood neoplasm
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Also known as childhood neoplasm (disease)childhood tumorchildhood tumourneoplasm (disease) of childhoodpaediatric neoplasmpaediatric neoplasm (disease)paediatric tumourpediatric neoplasmpediatric neoplasm (disease)pediatric tumor
Summary
Childhood neoplasm (MONDO:0021079) is a cancer (an umbrella term covering 14 Mondo subtypes) with 10 cohort genes (8 CIViC-evidence somatic drivers; 10 ClinVar predisposition records) and 11 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include sugammadex, fluoride ion f-18, and f-18.
At a glance
- Classification: Cancer
- Umbrella term: 14 Mondo subtypes
- Cohort genes: 10
- ClinVar variants: 10
- Clinical trials: 11
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | childhood neoplasm |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0021079 |
| NCIT | C6283 |
| UMLS | C1368871 |
| MedGen | 237153 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | yes |
Also known as: childhood neoplasm · childhood neoplasm (disease) · childhood tumor · childhood tumour · neoplasm (disease) of childhood · paediatric neoplasm · paediatric neoplasm (disease) · paediatric tumour · pediatric neoplasm · pediatric neoplasm (disease) · pediatric tumor
Data availability: 10 ClinVar variants.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 14 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › cancer or benign tumor › neoplastic disease or syndrome › neoplasm › childhood neoplasm
Related subtypes (47): pre-malignant neoplasm, endocrine gland neoplasm, giant cell tumor, hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm, skin neoplasm, mesenchymal cell neoplasm, epidural spinal canal neoplasm, skeletal muscle neoplasm, trophoblastic neoplasm, cancer, germ cell tumor, benign neoplasm, upper aerodigestive tract neoplasm, histiocytoma, embryonal neoplasm, head and neck neoplasm, epithelial neoplasm, reproductive system neoplasm, non-seminomatous lesion, odontogenic cyst, phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor, thyroglossal duct cyst, hamartoma, mesenchymoma, mesothelial neoplasm, peritoneal neoplasm, virus associated tumor, nail tumor, respiratory tract neoplasm, spindle cell neoplasm, mixed neoplasm, urinary system neoplasm, cystic neoplasm, melanocytic neoplasm, digestive system neoplasm, nervous system neoplasm, neoplasm of thorax, connective tissue neoplasm, bronchial adenomas/carcinoids childhood, diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia, erythroplakia, retroperitoneal neoplasm, cardiovascular neoplasm, dermoid or epidermoid cyst of the central nervous system, connective and soft tissue neoplasm, NTRK fusion positive cancer, RET fusion positive cancer
Subtypes (14): childhood astrocytic tumor, childhood spinal cord tumor, childhood kidney neoplasm, childhood infratentorial neoplasm, pediatric meningioma, childhood mediastinal neurogenic neoplasm, childhood ependymoma, childhood germ cell tumor, childhood optic nerve glioma, childhood malignant neoplasm, childhood carcinoid tumor, childhood choroid plexus neoplasm, childhood testicular neoplasm, childhood adrenal gland pheochromocytoma
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
ClinVar germline variants
10 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
4 uncertain significance, 3 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 2 likely pathogenic, 1 pathogenic/likely pathogenic
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142114 | NM_007194.4(CHEK2):c.591del (p.Val198fs) | CHEK2 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2578510 | NM_004456.5(EZH2):c.1891del (p.Ile631fs) | EZH2 | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2578509 | NM_003072.5(SMARCA4):c.1420-1G>T | SMARCA4 | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 361658 | NM_000127.3(EXT1):c.1066G>A (p.Val356Ile) | EXT1 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 89653 | NM_000249.4(MLH1):c.1153C>T (p.Arg385Cys) | MLH1 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 232581 | NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.52C>T (p.Pro18Ser) | RAD51C | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 185334 | NM_000051.4(ATM):c.6776C>G (p.Ser2259Cys) | C11orf65 | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 639463 | NM_002878.4(RAD51D):c.917A>G (p.Gln306Arg) | RAD51D | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 539668 | NM_004168.4(SDHA):c.1324G>A (p.Ala442Thr) | SDHA | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 573206 | NM_000455.5(STK11):c.1179C>G (p.Asn393Lys) | STK11 | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 26 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Somatic driver evidence (intOGen + CIViC, cohort fanout)
| Gene | intOGen role | Cancer types | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDHA | Act | CHRCC,HCC,LGGNOS | CIViC #5176 |
| SMARCA4 | Act | BL,BLADDER,BLCA,CCRCC,CHOL,COAD,COADREAD,EGC,ESCA,ESCC,HCC,HNSC,LGGNOS,LUAD,MBL,MLYM,NHL,NSCLC,OVT,PAAD,PANCREAS,PAST,PRCC,SACA,STAD,THYM | CIViC #78 |
| STK11 | LoF | ANSC,CEAD,CESC,CHOL,LUAD,NSCLC,WDTC | CIViC #5534 |
| CHEK2 | Act | BRCA | CIViC #8950 |
| EZH2 | Act | ALL,AML,DLBCLNOS,ES,MLYM,NHL | CIViC #63 |
| MLH1 | CIViC #3532 | ||
| RAD51C | CIViC #4762 | ||
| RAD51D | CIViC #4765 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| SDHA | Orphanet:139411 | Carney triad |
| SDHA | Orphanet:154 | Familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy |
| SDHA | Orphanet:29072 | Hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma |
| SDHA | Orphanet:3208 | Isolated succinate-CoQ reductase deficiency |
| SDHA | Orphanet:44890 | Gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
| SDHA | Orphanet:97286 | Carney-Stratakis syndrome |
| SMARCA4 | Orphanet:1465 | Coffin-Siris syndrome |
| SMARCA4 | Orphanet:231108 | Rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome |
| SMARCA4 | Orphanet:370396 | Small cell carcinoma of the ovary |
| SMARCA4 | Orphanet:466962 | SMARCA4-deficient sarcoma of thorax |
| STK11 | Orphanet:2869 | Peutz-Jeghers syndrome |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:440437 | Familial colorectal cancer Type X |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:524 | Li-Fraumeni syndrome |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:668 | Osteosarcoma |
| EXT1 | Orphanet:321 | Multiple osteochondromas |
| EXT1 | Orphanet:502 | Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 2 |
| EXT1 | Orphanet:55880 | Chondrosarcoma |
| EZH2 | Orphanet:3447 | Weaver syndrome |
| MLH1 | Orphanet:144 | Lynch syndrome |
| MLH1 | Orphanet:252202 | Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome |
| RAD51C | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| RAD51C | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| RAD51D | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| RAD51D | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
Cohort genes → proteins
10 cohort genes, 10 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 10 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDHA | HGNC:10680 | ENSG00000073578 | P31040 | Succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein subunit, mitochondrial | clinvar |
| SMARCA4 | HGNC:11100 | ENSG00000127616 | P51532 | SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 4 | clinvar |
| STK11 | HGNC:11389 | ENSG00000118046 | Q15831 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase STK11 | clinvar |
| CHEK2 | HGNC:16627 | ENSG00000183765 | O96017 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2 | clinvar |
| C11orf65 | HGNC:28519 | ENSG00000166323 | Q8NCR3 | Protein MFI | clinvar |
| EXT1 | HGNC:3512 | ENSG00000182197 | Q16394 | Exostosin-1 | clinvar |
| EZH2 | HGNC:3527 | ENSG00000106462 | Q15910 | Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 | clinvar |
| MLH1 | HGNC:7127 | ENSG00000076242 | P40692 | DNA mismatch repair protein Mlh1 | clinvar |
| RAD51C | HGNC:9820 | ENSG00000108384 | O43502 | DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 3 | clinvar |
| RAD51D | HGNC:9823 | ENSG00000185379 | O75771 | DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 4 | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| SDHA | Succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein subunit, mitochondrial | Flavoprotein (FP) subunit of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) that is involved in complex II of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and is responsible for transferring electrons from succinate to ubiquinone (coenzyme Q). |
| SMARCA4 | SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 4 | ATPase involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). |
| STK11 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase STK11 | Tumor suppressor serine/threonine-protein kinase that controls the activity of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) family members, thereby playing a role in various processes such as cell metabolism, cell polarity, apoptosis and DNA damage… |
| CHEK2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase which is required for checkpoint-mediated cell cycle arrest, activation of DNA repair and apoptosis in response to the presence of DNA double-strand breaks. |
| C11orf65 | Protein MFI | Acts as an inhibitor of mitochondrial fission. |
| EXT1 | Exostosin-1 | Glycosyltransferase forming with EXT2 the heterodimeric heparan sulfate polymerase which catalyzes the elongation of the heparan sulfate glycan backbone. |
| EZH2 | Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 | Catalytic subunit of the PRC2/EED-EZH2 complex, a Polycomb group (PcG) complex that methylates ‘Lys-9’ (H3K9me) and ‘Lys-27’ (H3K27me) of histone H3, leading to transcriptional repression of the affected target gene. |
| MLH1 | DNA mismatch repair protein Mlh1 | Heterodimerizes with PMS2 to form MutL alpha, a component of the post-replicative DNA mismatch repair system (MMR). |
| RAD51C | DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 3 | Essential for the homologous recombination (HR) pathway of DNA repair. |
| RAD51D | DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 4 | Involved in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway of double-stranded DNA breaks arising during DNA replication or induced by DNA-damaging agents. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 4 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 6 · Druggable fraction: 0.4
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 2 | 5.5× | 0.145 |
| Enzyme (other) | 2 | 2.4× | 0.301 |
| Other/Unknown | 6 | 1.1× | 0.526 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDHA | Other/Unknown | no | FRD_SDH_FAD_BS, FAD-dep_OxRdtase_2_FAD-bd, Succ_DH_flav_su_fwd | |
| SMARCA4 | Other/Unknown | no | SNF2_N, Bromodomain, Helicase_C-like | |
| STK11 | Kinase | yes | 2.7.11.1 | Prot_kinase_dom, Ser/Thr_kinase_AS, Kinase-like_dom_sf |
| CHEK2 | Kinase | yes | 2.7.11.1 | FHA_dom, Prot_kinase_dom, Ser/Thr_kinase_AS |
| C11orf65 | Other/Unknown | no | ||
| EXT1 | Enzyme (other) | yes | 2.4.1.224 | Exostosin, GT64_dom, Nucleotide-diphossugar_trans |
| EZH2 | Enzyme (other) | yes | 2.1.1.356 | SANT/Myb, SET_dom, EZH1/EZH2_N |
| MLH1 | Other/Unknown | no | MutL/Mlh/PMS, DNA_mismatch_S5_2-like, Ribsml_uS5_D2-typ_fold_subgr | |
| RAD51C | Other/Unknown | no | Rad51_C, DNA_recomb/repair_RecA-like, RecA_ATP-bd | |
| RAD51D | Other/Unknown | no | AAA+_ATPase, Rad51_C, DNA_recomb/repair_RecA-like |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
9 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 10 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| right testis | 3 |
| ganglionic eminence | 2 |
| left testis | 2 |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 2 |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | 2 |
| sperm | 2 |
| apex of heart | 1 |
| heart left ventricle | 1 |
| mucosa of transverse colon | 1 |
| cervix squamous epithelium | 1 |
| cortical plate | 1 |
| hindlimb stylopod muscle | 1 |
| lower esophagus mucosa | 1 |
| descending thoracic aorta | 1 |
| saphenous vein | 1 |
| stromal cell of endometrium | 1 |
| embryo | 1 |
| ventricular zone | 1 |
| deltoid | 1 |
| skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDHA | 143 | ubiquitous | marker | apex of heart, heart left ventricle, mucosa of transverse colon |
| SMARCA4 | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | ganglionic eminence, cortical plate, cervix squamous epithelium |
| STK11 | 238 | ubiquitous | marker | left testis, right testis, hindlimb stylopod muscle |
| CHEK2 | 183 | ubiquitous | marker | primordial germ cell in gonad, lower esophagus mucosa, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis |
| C11orf65 | 163 | ubiquitous | marker | sperm, left testis, right testis |
| EXT1 | 285 | ubiquitous | marker | stromal cell of endometrium, saphenous vein, descending thoracic aorta |
| EZH2 | 216 | ubiquitous | marker | ganglionic eminence, ventricular zone, embryo |
| MLH1 | 296 | ubiquitous | marker | tibialis anterior, skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis, deltoid |
| RAD51C | 281 | ubiquitous | marker | primordial germ cell in gonad, right testis, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis |
| RAD51D | 187 | ubiquitous | yes | sperm, male germ cell, oocyte |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 3.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| EZH2 | 9,646 |
| SMARCA4 | 8,138 |
| SDHA | 6,141 |
| STK11 | 5,146 |
| CHEK2 | 4,795 |
| MLH1 | 4,435 |
| RAD51C | 3,396 |
| RAD51D | 3,089 |
| EXT1 | 1,449 |
| C11orf65 | 312 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CHEK2 | RAD51D | string_interaction |
| MLH1 | RAD51D | string_interaction |
| RAD51C | RAD51D | biogrid_interaction, intact, string_interaction |
Structural data
PDB: 9 · AlphaFold-only: 1 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| CHEK2 | O96017 | 38 |
| EZH2 | Q15910 | 38 |
| SMARCA4 | P51532 | 31 |
| RAD51C | O43502 | 17 |
| RAD51D | O75771 | 17 |
| MLH1 | P40692 | 7 |
| EXT1 | Q16394 | 6 |
| SDHA | P31040 | 5 |
| STK11 | Q15831 | 4 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|---|---|
| C11orf65 | Q8NCR3 | 74.69 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 89. Enrichment computed across 10 evidence-associated genes (9 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 9 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to PALB2 | 2 | 101.5× | 0.004 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA1 loss of function | 2 | 94.0× | 0.004 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA1 binding function | 2 | 94.0× | 0.004 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA2/RAD51/RAD51C binding function | 2 | 94.0× | 0.004 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| Resolution of D-loop Structures through Synthesis-Dependent Strand Annealing (SDSA) | 2 | 87.5× | 0.004 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange | 2 | 84.6× | 0.004 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| Resolution of D-loop Structures through Holliday Junction Intermediates | 2 | 66.8× | 0.005 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| Presynaptic phase of homologous DNA pairing and strand exchange | 2 | 60.4× | 0.005 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR) | 2 | 42.3× | 0.009 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| TP53 Regulates Transcription of DNA Repair Genes | 2 | 40.3× | 0.009 | MLH1, RAD51D |
| Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With MLH1 | 1 | 634.4× | 0.012 | MLH1 |
| Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With PMS2 | 1 | 634.4× | 0.012 | MLH1 |
| Meiotic recombination | 2 | 28.8× | 0.014 | MLH1, RAD51C |
| Negative Regulation of CDH1 Gene Transcription | 2 | 26.7× | 0.015 | SMARCA4, EZH2 |
| Regulation of TP53 Activity through Phosphorylation | 2 | 26.2× | 0.015 | STK11, CHEK2 |
| Mismatch Repair | 1 | 317.2× | 0.016 | MLH1 |
| Diseases of Mismatch Repair (MMR) | 1 | 317.2× | 0.016 | MLH1 |
| AMPK inhibits chREBP transcriptional activation activity | 1 | 158.6× | 0.029 | STK11 |
| RNA Polymerase II Transcription | 3 | 7.5× | 0.029 | SMARCA4, STK11, MLH1 |
| Transcriptional Regulation by TP53 | 2 | 13.8× | 0.038 | STK11, MLH1 |
| Defective EXT2 causes exostoses 2 | 1 | 90.6× | 0.040 | EXT1 |
| Defective EXT1 causes exostoses 1, TRPS2 and CHDS | 1 | 90.6× | 0.040 | EXT1 |
| Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH6 (MutSalpha) | 1 | 90.6× | 0.040 | MLH1 |
| Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH3 (MutSbeta) | 1 | 90.6× | 0.040 | MLH1 |
| Stabilization of p53 | 1 | 84.6× | 0.040 | CHEK2 |
| Gene expression (Transcription) | 3 | 6.0× | 0.040 | SMARCA4, STK11, MLH1 |
| FOXO-mediated transcription of cell death genes | 1 | 79.3× | 0.040 | STK11 |
| Chk1/Chk2(Cds1) mediated inactivation of Cyclin B:Cdk1 complex | 1 | 74.6× | 0.040 | CHEK2 |
| Formation of the non-canonical BAF (ncBAF) complex | 1 | 74.6× | 0.040 | SMARCA4 |
| Formation of the canonical BAF (cBAF) complex | 1 | 70.5× | 0.040 | SMARCA4 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 10 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| telomere maintenance via recombination | 2 | 306.4× | 0.003 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| G1 to G0 transition | 2 | 280.9× | 0.003 | STK11, EZH2 |
| meiotic DNA recombinase assembly | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | RAD51C |
| hypersensitivity | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | EXT1 |
| heart field specification | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | EXT1 |
| female meiosis sister chromatid cohesion | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | RAD51C |
| lymphocyte adhesion to endothelial cell of high endothelial venule | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | EXT1 |
| meiotic metaphase I homologous chromosome alignment | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | MLH1 |
| smoothened signaling pathway involved in lung development | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | EXT1 |
| sweat gland development | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | EXT1 |
| perichondral bone morphogenesis | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | EXT1 |
| positive regulation of vesicle transport along microtubule | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.010 | STK11 |
| reciprocal meiotic recombination | 2 | 112.3× | 0.010 | RAD51C, RAD51D |
| regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator | 2 | 76.6× | 0.010 | STK11, CHEK2 |
| intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to DNA damage | 2 | 64.8× | 0.010 | CHEK2, MLH1 |
| heterochromatin formation | 2 | 51.1× | 0.011 | SMARCA4, EZH2 |
| protein catabolic process | 2 | 47.5× | 0.012 | CHEK2, EXT1 |
| hepatocyte homeostasis | 1 | 842.6× | 0.014 | EZH2 |
| meiotic spindle midzone assembly | 1 | 842.6× | 0.014 | MLH1 |
| stomach development | 1 | 842.6× | 0.014 | EXT1 |
| mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in bone development | 1 | 842.6× | 0.014 | EXT1 |
| response to leukemia inhibitory factor | 1 | 842.6× | 0.014 | EXT1 |
| male meiosis chromosome segregation | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | MLH1 |
| regulation of gliogenesis | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | EZH2 |
| cellular response to trichostatin A | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | EZH2 |
| fluid transport | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | EXT1 |
| negative regulation of mitotic recombination | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | MLH1 |
| developmental growth involved in morphogenesis | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | EXT1 |
| response to heparin | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | EXT1 |
| positive regulation of glucose mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 561.7× | 0.014 | SMARCA4 |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 4 · Phase ≥3: 4 · Phased (≥1): 5 · Undrugged: 5
Druggability breadth: 5 of 10 evidence-associated genes (50%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| SDHA | LINEZOLID |
| STK11 | FEDRATINIB |
| CHEK2 | NERATINIB |
| EZH2 | TAZEMETOSTAT |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| CHEK2 | 30 | 4 |
| STK11 | 17 | 4 |
| EZH2 | 6 | 4 |
| SMARCA4 | 2 | 2 |
| SDHA | 1 | 4 |
| C11orf65 | 0 | 0 |
| EXT1 | 0 | 0 |
| MLH1 | 0 | 0 |
| RAD51C | 0 | 0 |
| RAD51D | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| LINEZOLID | 4 | SDHA |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | STK11 |
| PACRITINIB | 4 | STK11 |
| NINTEDANIB | 4 | STK11 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| MIDOSTAURIN | 4 | STK11 |
| NERATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| GEFITINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| TAZEMETOSTAT | 4 | EZH2 |
| DINACICLIB | 3 | STK11 |
| DOVITINIB | 3 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| LESTAURTINIB | 3 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| RUBOXISTAURIN | 3 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| FASUDIL | 3 | CHEK2 |
| CEDIRANIB | 3 | CHEK2 |
| MOLIBRESIB | 2 | SMARCA4 |
| CAMIBIRSTAT | 2 | SMARCA4 |
| AZD-1480 | 2 | STK11 |
| SU-014813 | 2 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| R-406 | 2 | STK11 |
| TOZASERTIB | 2 | STK11 |
| DORAMAPIMOD | 2 | CHEK2 |
| FORETINIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| CENISERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| ILORASERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| CEP-11981 | 2 | CHEK2 |
| DEFOSBARASERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| PREXASERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 4.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| EZH2 | 839 | Binding:833, Functional:6 |
| CHEK2 | 690 | Binding:687, Functional:2, ADMET:1 |
| STK11 | 244 | Binding:244 |
| SMARCA4 | 230 | Binding:207, ADMET:12, Functional:11 |
| SDHA | 3 | Binding:3 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| STK11 | 2.7.11.1 | non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase |
| CHEK2 | 2.7.11.1 | non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase |
| EXT1 | 2.4.1.224, 2.4.1.225 | glucuronosyl-N-acetylglucosaminyl-proteoglycan 4-alpha-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, N-acetylglucosaminyl-proteoglycan 4-beta-glucuronosyltransferase |
| EZH2 | 2.1.1.356 | [histone H3]-lysine27 N-trimethyltransferase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| SMARCA4 | 230 |
| STK11 | 244 |
| CHEK2 | 690 |
| EZH2 | 839 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 10; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Drug repurposing candidates
30 approved/phased drugs hit cohort targets but don’t yet appear in disease-level clinical trials. Target-inhibition rationale is strongest for cancer driver genes; a bioactivity hit is a screening signal, not a treatment claim.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| LINEZOLID | 4 | SDHA |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | STK11 |
| PACRITINIB | 4 | STK11 |
| NINTEDANIB | 4 | STK11 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| MIDOSTAURIN | 4 | STK11 |
| NERATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| GEFITINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| TAZEMETOSTAT | 4 | EZH2 |
| DINACICLIB | 3 | STK11 |
| DOVITINIB | 3 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| LESTAURTINIB | 3 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| RUBOXISTAURIN | 3 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| FASUDIL | 3 | CHEK2 |
| CEDIRANIB | 3 | CHEK2 |
| MOLIBRESIB | 2 | SMARCA4 |
| CAMIBIRSTAT | 2 | SMARCA4 |
| AZD-1480 | 2 | STK11 |
| SU-014813 | 2 | CHEK2, STK11 |
| R-406 | 2 | STK11 |
| TOZASERTIB | 2 | STK11 |
| DORAMAPIMOD | 2 | CHEK2 |
| FORETINIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| CENISERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| ILORASERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| CEP-11981 | 2 | CHEK2 |
| DEFOSBARASERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
| PREXASERTIB | 2 | CHEK2 |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 4 | SDHA, STK11, CHEK2, EZH2 |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 1 | SMARCA4 |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 1 | EXT1 |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 4 | C11orf65, MLH1, RAD51C, RAD51D |
Undrugged target profiles
5 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| C11orf65 | 0 | — |
| EXT1 | 0 | — |
| MLH1 | 0 | — |
| RAD51C | 0 | — |
| RAD51D | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 11.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 8 |
| PHASE4 | 1 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 1 |
| PHASE1 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT03107325 | PHASE4 | WITHDRAWN | Biokinetics Study for F-18 FDG in Pediatric Molecular Imaging |
| NCT03728543 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | UNKNOWN | the Efficacy and Safety of Sugammadex in Children 0-2 Years Old |
| NCT05887882 | PHASE1 | SUSPENDED | Intra-Tumoral Injections of Natural Killer Cells for Recurrent Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors |
| NCT04471961 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Analyse of Tumour and Constitutional DNA for the Study of the Determinism in Child Neoplasia |
| NCT05592132 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Use of Virtual Reality in Pain Management in Pediatric Oncology |
| NCT06584877 | Not specified | ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION | Investigating How Childhood Tumours and Congenital Disease Develop |
| NCT07315230 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Pediatric Midline Post Fossa Tumors Prognostic Factors and Outcomes |
| NCT07378423 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Questionnaire on Congenital Cancer Signs Through Self-Assessment |
| NCT01838564 | Not specified | COMPLETED | The PediQUEST Study: Evaluation of Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology |
| NCT02847130 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Identifying, Understanding, and Overcoming Barriers to the Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Pediatric Oncology |
| NCT04856020 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Role of Gray Scale and Color Doppler Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Pediatric Neck Masses |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| SUGAMMADEX | 4 | 1 |
| FLUORIDE ION F-18 | 3 | 1 |
| F-18 | 0 | 1 |